Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 October 2013
319. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review of the single farm payment file of a person (details supplied) in County Galway has been completed; if an overpayment issue has been resolved as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43113/13]
View answerMy Department is currently examining land parcels declared under the Single Payment Scheme and other area-based Direct Payment Schemes. As part of this review a number of ineligible features were identified and removed from the parcels declared by the person named.
The person named was notified of this decision and of his right of appeal. Following an appeal from the person named my Department has now carried out a full review of land parcels with exclusions declared by the person named and has reversed the original decision. On this basis the overpayment has been removed from my Department’s payment system.
